September 23, 2006

Yo, Whacko!

I may not be a big Pelosi fan, but this caption — running on YahooNews — is complete b.s. (Notice how the rip is accentuated by reference to a “lawmaker,” rather than House Minority Leader.)

I mean, could you imagine a Hastert pic showing up tomorrow with this chicken scratch:

The US Congress will retain its radical makeup if incumbent Republicans win November’s midterm election. Abramoff benefactor and Republican lawmaker Dennis Hastert, representing a “hayseed” district in north Illinois, seen here in June 2006, will set the agenda. (AFP/Getty Images/File)

And while I’m at it, there was also this shot one pic away from the one above. That caption read: South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, center, walks with House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Ill, right, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, after their meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006.